Poetry's tough, not impossible but tough. There are very specific expectations of it, none of which I like, to be honest. It will hard going , but it's not impossible to find a publisher for poems. I'd say get yourself a Writer's Market and be prepared to lick envelopes until your tongue bleeds and you'll end up on top sooner or later if the work is right for somebody. It's not always about good or bad, it's about compatibility. Always remember that when querying anything. Crap shows up in print because somebody wants that kind of thing. Good work shows up in print because somebody wants it there, if you remember this and don't get discouraged too easily you could find somebody. I'm sitting on a book of poems myself and it hurts that it might never see print, but someday I'll do something about it.
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